Tag: Must See Mondays

Reality producer and Cronkite School alumnus shares secrets to success in television

Rob Hammersley, a 1990 graduate of the Walter Cronkite School and current reality producer for Discovery Studios, shared some industry wisdom with a crowd...

Cronkite students share challenges, lessons learned from Olympics reporting trip

Five Walter Cronkite School students discussed their experience covering the Olympics last summer as part of Must See Monday.

Documentary filmmaker discusses climate change film, tips for aspiring filmmakers

Filmmaker Peter Byck presented about climate change and the process of making documentaries at Tuesday's Must See Mondays speaker series.

Biographer tells story of Walter Cronkite’s life

Dr. Douglas Brinkley, author of the biography “Cronkite,” gave a brief recap of Cronkite’s life in the First Amendment Forum for the last Must See Monday of the semester and told exciting stories about the school’s namesake.

Slate editor discusses digital media revolution

With optimism for the future of journalism, Slate Magazine editor David Plotz discussed the revolution of digital journalism Monday as part of the Must...

CBS News chairman talks about tackling tough journalism topics

CBS news chairman and 60 minutes executive producer, Jeff Fager discussed the future of network news on Tuesday. The talk was part of the Cronkite School's Must See Mondays speaker series, but was held on a Tuesday to accommodate the Veterans Day holiday.

Arizona Republic photojournalist urges students to embrace industry changes

Surviving in the journalism industry requires being able to do everything, Arizona Republic photojournalist Michael Chow said at the Walter Cronkite School's latest Must See Mondays speakers series.

Columnists recommend passion, research as keys to success in writing opinion pieces

Reporting and passion come together to form opinion writing, professional columnists said at the Walter Cronkite School's weekly Must See Mondays speaker series. The panelists, Laurie Roberts and Stephen Lemons, are columnists for The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix New Times, respectively.

Controversial Supreme Court case the topic of discussion on free speech

In commemoration of National Freedom of Speech week, two university professors discussed a recent Supreme Court case involving Westboro Baptist Church and how the case relates to freedom of speech.

Former CNN anchor uses 9/11 coverage as a lesson in impactful reporting

“We’ll do it in a sentence, then move on. I was the anchor for the biggest story of our lives to the largest audience in the history of television."